Went to Vassar Farm after work today from 4:30 pm 7:30 pm. The day started strong with 4 green herons at the front ponds (one was in a tree above me), which offered a ton of photograph opportunities. I then moved to the barn in the front and was greeted to 4 killdeer! This all occurred in the first 20 minute upon setting out of my car.
>From there, I went past the community gardens and took the cut grass trail. I >saw what I thought was a 1st summer orchard oriole, but after reviewing my >photos and my Sibley's Field Guide, it looks more like a hooded oriole, which >would be crazy! I posted a few shots in the ID help for further review. >Fingers crossed! The rest of the day was pretty standard. There are still baby wood ducks in the back eco ponds, hummingbirds still buzz around the wood bridge near those ponds and the song of common yellowthroats fill the fields. 1. Wood Duck 2. Mallard 3. Great Blue Heron 4. Green Heron 5. Killdeer 6. Mourning Dove 7. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 8. Belted Kingfisher 9. Red Bellied Woodpecker 10. Downy Woodpecker 11. Northern Flicker 12. Blue Jay 13. American Crow 14. Tree Swallow 15. Barn Swallow 16. Black-Capped Chickadee 17. White-Breasted Nuthatch 18. House Wren 19. Eastern Bluebird 20. Wood Thrush 21. American Robin 22. Gray Catbird 23. Northern Mockingbird 24. European Starling 25. Cedar Waxwing 26. Blue-Winged Warbler 27. Yellow Warbler 28. Common Yellowthroat 29. Eastern Towhee 30. Field Sparrow 31. Song Sparrow 32. Northern Cardinal 33. Rose-Breasted Grosbeak 34. Red-Winged Blackbird 35. Common Grackle 36. Brown-Headed Cowbird 37. Baltimore Oriole 38. American Goldfinch
